Thursday, April 14, 2011

Pomegranate White Tea Gummy Pandas

Now who would have ever thought I'd be writing about tea-flavored gummy bears on Tea With Friends?

Well, technically they're called "Gummy Pandas," but I saw them while I was checking out at T.J. Maxx earlier this week and couldn't resist. "Pomegranate White Tea" is certainly an upscale flavor for gummy candy, isn't it?

The candies, which sell for $3.99 a bag, are from Bissinger's, a St. Louis candy company I've not tried before but which I've heard has lots of devotees. The taste was bright and sunny and fruit juice-like, reminiscent of one of those kids' drinks in the foil pouches. The package says these do contain white tea and pomegranate flavor, and they also contain tapioca syrup and black carrot juice concentrate. I've never heard of black carrots. Have you? But I have heard of gummy bears (if not pandas), and for an offbeat treat these were pretty cool!